Midlothian News
The latest Midlothian news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
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Midlothian tree lightings set for Nov. 20 and Dec. 1
Westchester Commons lights its tree at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, and the Midlothian District lighting is Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Mid-Lothian Mines Park. Both are free.
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Schools
1 For Schools passes: what it pays for in Midlothian
1 For Schools passed 89,819 to 87,251 with every ballot counted. It lets Chesterfield add up to 1% sales tax for schools, including a new Midlothian Middle.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Nov. 13: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools
Nov. 13: 12 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Nov. 13: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools
Nov. 13: 13 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
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Morning Notes for Nov. 12: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools
Nov. 12: 9 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
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Morning Notes for Nov. 11: City Hall, County
Nov. 11: 6 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Nov. 10: Public safety, County
Nov. 10: 6 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Land use
406 homes off Genito Road and a Watkins Centre battery site face a Nov. 18 vote
Chesterfield supervisors vote Nov. 18 on up to 406 homes at 16500 Genito Road and a 100-megawatt battery site at Watkins Centre. Staff back both cases.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Nov. 8: Public safety, County, Schools
Nov. 8: 6 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Schools
1 For Schools wins by 2,568 votes, too wide for a recount
Chesterfield voters backed the 1 For Schools sales tax 89,819 to 87,251 once every ballot was counted. The 1.45% margin is above the 1% line for a recount.
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Morning Notes for Nov. 5: Public safety, County, Schools
Nov. 5: 5 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Small business
Honey Bee Bakery in Chester runs Pay What You Can Saturdays
Army veteran and single mother Jasmine Bartley built Honey Bee Bakery in Chester around her son's needs. On Saturdays, customers pay what they can afford.
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Morning Notes for Nov. 3: Public safety, County, Schools
Nov. 3: 6 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Nov. 2: Public safety, County, Schools
Nov. 2: 5 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Nov. 1: Public safety, County, Schools
Nov. 1: 9 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
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Morning Notes for Oct. 31: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools
Oct. 31: 16 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Parks
Chesterfield accepts 29-acre Watkins Centre land gift
Supervisors accepted 29.28 acres at 731 Watkins Centre Parkway in Midlothian as a free gift for open space or future recreation. The transfer closes within 120 days.
Jobs
Chesterfield jobless rate rises to 3.7% in September
Chesterfield County's unemployment rate was 3.7% in September, up from 3.2% a year earlier. About 4,760 fewer residents had a job. Virginia was 3.6%.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 30: Public safety, County, Schools
Oct. 30: 8 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 30: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools
Oct. 30: 15 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 29: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools
Oct. 29: 7 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 29: Public safety, County, Schools
Oct. 29: 41 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 28: Public safety, County
Oct. 28: 9 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
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Morning Notes for Oct. 28: Public safety, County, Schools
Oct. 28: 57 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Daily Debrief
Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: Public safety, County, Schools
Oct. 27: 33 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Morning Notes
Morning Notes for Oct. 27: Public safety, County, Schools
Oct. 27: 47 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Transportation
Powhite extension: Chesterfield approves eminent domain
Chesterfield supervisors approved eminent domain Oct. 28 to take land from three owners, including the Watermill HOA, for Powhite Parkway Phase 1. Work starts late 2026.
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Daily Debrief for Oct. 26: Public safety, County, Schools
Oct. 26: 24 items from Midlothian's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.
Business
Whole Foods opens in Midlothian Nov. 19 on Steam Avenue
The new Whole Foods Market at 1051 Steam Ave. opens at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. The first 300 shoppers get a tote and a coupon worth up to $100.
County government
Data center forum recording: what's approved near Midlothian
Watch Chesterfield's Oct. 27 data center forum on YouTube. One zoning-approved site is at Watkins Centre off Route 288, in the Midlothian District.